Improvement in bungs



.WARTH BUNG. K

PatntedAug. ,2, 1870.l

.Mind gta'tea V, `ALBIN wanen, or-A sTArLnToN,` NEW* YORK.

Letters Patent No. 106,100, dated August 2, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN BUNGS.

l l The Schedule referred these Letters Patent and making part f the same ing drawing-tunning part of 'this specification, ini j which drawing-` head witlrlny improved attachment.

Figure 24 is a face View ofthe same.

Figure 1 represents a transverse section of a barrel- Eigure 3 is a transverse section of a modification of the same.

elbow. A

\ Figure 5 is a horizontal section of the same. Similar `letters indicate correspondingV parts.

j This invention relatesV to a tappingfattachment to` barrel-heads, which consist-s of a' valve pressed up' by a spring against a seat formed on the inner surface of a plate, which `is securely fastened to the head of a bai-rel, and from which extends 'a spout, in such a manner that, when the valve is' pressed back against the action of its spring, the' contents of the barrel are free to discharge. Y.

'With this spout is combined a' discharging-elhow, provided at its bottom end with projecting lugs, capable of Vengaging with aretaining-spring, in such a manner that, by securing said elbowvi'n position, the liquid discharging from the barrel is carried clear off ii'om the face of the head. In the drawing- The letter A designates abarrel-head, to which is secured my tap,whi ch 'consists of alvaive, ,'that is `forced up by means of 'a spring, b, against aseat, c, formed on the innersurface of a plate, d.

The spring b is inclosed in anv open tube, c, projecting from the 4plate d, and said plate is fastened to the outer'face of the barrel-,head by a a'ngefring, f, and

by screws or othcreqnivalent means."

Said plate may, for instance,'be'coustrncted as shown in iig. 3, so that itcan be screwed into the barrel-head, the -joint betweenthel head and the' plate being rendered' tight by a. suitable packing.v

Froinxt-be outer surface of the plated projects the stantially as herein set folth.

spout g, through which a pin canA be introduced, for

thepnrpose of forcing thevalve back from its seat.

The valve is made cup-shaped, as shown in gs. 1 and 3, so that the pin used for forcing the same voiii' from its seat will act on the valve at a point below its working-face, and thereby said valve is prevented from being thrown in an oblique position, or in `such a position where it wouldv be liable to bind inthe tube e.

from running down `von the face-of the barrel-head, I apply an elbow, lh, which tits over tliespout g, being provided at its inner end with lugsi'which engage with the retaining-springj, as shown in tig. 1.

This spring. is fastened to the face ofthe head, and it is provided with a hole of such a shape that the lugs i can be introduced when the elbow is placed in the proper position, and, -by turning said elbow, the lugs catch under the spring, and the inner edge ofthe elbow is pressed'np tight against a seat formed round In the elbow work-s a pin, k, which serves to'press the rali-'e back from its seat. By this arrangement, a barrel-'head is obtained which carries its own tap, said tap being of such construe'-V tion that it adds but a triiie to the cost of a barrel, while it allows of drawing olf the contents of the bar- ,rel at any moment, thereby saving the use of an ordinary tap, and .the constant renewal of corks or stoppers usually required for stopping up -the/tap-holes.

Vh'at I 'claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

.1. The plate d, with -its seat c, spout g, and tube c, in combination witlithe valve a, spring b, and iianged -ring f, the whole arranged and operating as hereinshown and described.

2. The arrangement ofthe pin k, working 'in the elbow h, `with vthe plate d, spout g,tubce, valve' a, spring b, and ianged plate j', substantially as herein shown and described. E l 3. The combination of the elbow [tand retainingspring j with the barrel-head and tap, constructed sub 'ALBIN WARTH.

, Witnesses l W. HAUFF, i E. F. KASTENHUBEH.

In order to prevent the liquid','while discharging,A 

